Finns Hold Line Amid Fierce Taipale Front Fire
Finnish battalions stubbornly defend positions along the Taipale river near Lake Ladoga as Soviet artillery batters the forested front. Reporter Lynn Heinzerling notes the Finns have held since Dec. 6, while Russians press near Salmijarvi and Nickelin mining areas, with Norwegian defenses wary across the Pasvik river.
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Lynn Heinzerling
Karelian
Taipale
Lake Ladoga
Finland
Red Army
Arv
Salmijarvi
Kirkenes
Norway
Pasvik
Pacific
Petsamo
Arctic Circle
Willie Willis Faces Upset After Foul Mood
Willie Willis shows a volatile reaction, getting mad at a call, then calming quickly. Skinny begins to shine but remains sore as he forgets why he is upset, indicating a tense moment in the game.
Atlanta Falls To Invasion Of Film Stars
Atlanta surrenders without a shot fired as Rhett Butler Scarlett O Hara and other Gone With the Wind stars ride through crowded streets. About 50 000 people gather at Five Points forcing a pause for police control in the historic southern city.
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Atlanta
INS
Confederacy
South
Rhett Butler
Scarlett O'Hara
Melanie Wilkes
Aunt Pittypat
Belle Watling
Jeff Davis
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Keep Telephones Busy Tonight Christmas Broadcast
Informality marks the first Christmas broadcast tonight at 7 30 from WGKV co sponsored by The Gazette to raise funds for Salvation Army baskets. Old toys and food will be contributions. Dick Sowers of WGEV said the toys will be repaired by Charleston fire department members for distribution to needy children. Requests can be telephoned to 37 541 at the station or 2 6161 at The Gazette.
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WGKV
Salvation Army
Dick Sowers
WGEV
Charleston Fire Department
Gazette
Soviet Kicked Out of League For Aggression
Geneva report notes Soviet Russia expelled from the League of Nations for waging unprovoked war on Finland. Seven of fourteen council members voted to expel, four abstained, three were absent. Moscow informed of action by telegram to the Kremlin. Latin American delegates appeared pleased.
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Geneva
Russia
League of Nations
Spain
Czecho-Slovakia
Finland
League Council
U.S.S.R
League
China
Yugoslavia
Greece
Moscow
Kremlin
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Lithuania
Latvia
Estonia
Switzerland
Bulgaria
Soviet
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Trade Pacts Hit by Woll
Huntington December 14 Matthew Woll, vice president of the American Federation of Labor, denounced constitutional flaws in reciprocal trade treaties. He urged Congress to resume negotiating authority, warned delegation to the president weakens checks between branches, and linked democracy to free trade and unions. He urged staying out of foreign wars and warned totalitarianism clashes with free association.
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Huntington
Matthew Woll
United States
Congress
American Federation of Labor
Huntington Labor
Labor
Woll
England
France
Logan 40 & 8 Fills Quota For Fairchance Christmas
The Logan 40 and 8 and The Gazette sponsor a sixth annual Christmas for Camp Fairchance children near Madison. They have secured 30 gifts and will provide for 30 more, needing about $5 per child. Local sponsors include Lewis Furniture, Murphy five and ten, The Smoke House, Min ton Chevrolet, Cohen Drug, Steele and Beckett Furniture, Leader store, Guyan Distribu ting, Logan Grocery, Prenter Coal, and more.
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Voiture
Camp Fairchance
Charleston
Madison
West Virginia
The
Gazette
Harry Stern
T. F. McWilliams
Logan Venture
Lewis Furniture Company
J. Berman
O. J. Morrison
Murphy
the Smokehouse
I. Johnson
A. Melman
Minton Chevrolet Company
Cohen Drug Company
Conley Electric Company
Steele Furniture Company
Beckett Furniture Company
Bevill Furniture Company
Guyan Distributing Company
Leader Store
People’s Store
Guyan Machinery Company
Logan Grocery Company
Persinger Supply Company of
Williamson
Prenter Coal Company
German Liner Columbus Sails From Vera Cruz on War Dash
Vera Cruz Mexico Dec 14 AP The German liner Columbus a 32581 ton ship fueled and provisioned for a 50 day voyage slipped to sea to dodge British warships and run the Allied blockade heading toward Oslo Germany. She had been in Vera Cruz since Sept 4 the day Britain declared war. She carried over 20000 barrels of fuel oil and was cleared for Norway. A second German freighter Arauca also left Vera Cruz with nitrates crude oil fiber and other goods for New Orleans.
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Vera Cruz
Mexico
Columbus
Germany
Britain
Gulf
Caribbean
Oslo
Norway
Mexican
Tampico
Havana
U. S.gulf
Arauca
New Orleans
Graf Spee hailed as victor after first great naval battle
Nazi Germany praised the Admiral Graf Spee as the war's first great naval victory and hoped the ship could again sail from Montevideo. Reports of mustard gas shells killing 36 and wounding 60 were downplayed by authorities after claims by DNB.
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Berlin
Nazi Germany
Graf Spee
Montevideo
DNB
Lone British Plane Sinks Nazi U-Boat
A Royal Air Force aircraft patrolling the north coast of Scotland bombed and sank a German submarine late Thursday. The event was witnessed from shore with no official confirmation of gas reports, which were denied in London. Newsrooms hailed the Graf Spee’s actions as it fought British cruisers off Uruguay.
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London
INS
Royal Air Force
Scotland
Scottish
Graf Spee
Uruguay
Bremen
Mur
Readers advised on wartime news and censorship
The Gazette urges readers to distinguish fact from propaganda in war reporting. It notes that absence of front news can signal good news and emphasizes preferring armed conflict without bloodshed over mass slaughter in indecisive attacks.
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Gazette
Uruguayans Riot at Graf Spee Dockside
More than 20,000 Uruguayans clash with police at Montevideo harbor as the German pocket battleship Graf Spee lies moored. Rioters shout down with Germany while authorities weigh a 30 day stay for repairs and a British demand to intern or remove the ship amid a reinforced fleet offshore.
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Montevideo
INS
Graf Spee
Germany
Aid of Boycott Laid to Board
Washington reports records from the National Labor Relations board were cited in a House inquiry into Edwin S. Smith. Attorney Toland showed a 1936 Berkshire Knitting Mills strike and correspondence between Smith and union officer Edelman proposing a boycott. Smith allegedly relayed Edelman’s boycott plan to Louis Kirstein of Filene's. No charges were filed.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
House
Edwins. Smith
Pennsylvania
Edmund M. Toland
Roger Robb
Toland
Robb
American Federation of Hosiery Workers
Berkshire Knitting Mills
Reading
Smith
John Edelman
Edelman
Louis Kirstein
Filene’s
Boston
Filene's
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Britain speeds hunt for other two sea raiders
London December 14 The admiralty poured ships into a renewed search for the two German pocket battleships still at large while Graf Spee lies crippled in Montevideo harbor. Renown and Ark Royal head toward Capetown to pursue Scheer. Air battles over Helgoland bight leave four German and three British aircraft down. Royal Navy patrols also watch the North Atlantic for Deutschland. Duchess destroyer loss noted after a collision.
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London
Great Britain
Admiraltty
Graf Spee
Montevideo
Patro
Admiralty
Ajax
Achilles
Renown
Ark Royal
Capetown
Admiral Scheer
Deutschland
North Atlantic
North Sea
Helgoland Bight
Air Ministry
South Africa
Eyewitnesses Say British Outmaneuvered Graf Spee
Uruguayan naval officers reported the battle between the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee and British cruisers Exeter Achilles and Ajax. The Graf Spee tried to break through a smoke screen set by Achilles, but the British pursued, surrounding her as shots were exchanged.
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Graf Spee
Buenos Aires
INS
Exeter
Achilles
Ajax
Graf Spee gains Montevideo stay as battleship fight ends
In Montevideo the Admiral Graf Spee won a 24 hour stay permit to repair after a battle with a British fleet. The Uruguayan foreign minister said the German captain would be allowed time to make the ship seaworthy amid a reinforced British watch outside the harbor. The Exeter and Cumberland move to repairs and additional ships including Renown and Ark Royal may join the siege. Remaining prisoners from the Graf Spee were transferred to a consulate tug, bearing scars of a day under fire and confinement.
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Montevideo
Graf Spee
Alberto Guani
Guani
Exeter
Puerto Belgrano
Graf. Spee
Cumberland
Death Watch
Renown
Ark Royal
South African
Ajax
Achilles
Capetown
Legation
Hans Langedorff
Spee
Brown
S. S. Huntsman
Pottinger
S. S. Ashlea
Edwards
S. S. Trevanion
Stubbs
S. S. Doric Star
William Dore
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Toivo Saparantz
Willie Willis
Robert Quillen
Clark Gable
By Inez Robb
AFL
Logan
Victor
River Plate
NLRB
Ark Royal Hunting Scheer
Freseda Fenando Y Fuentes
Fuentes
Raider
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